By Thomas McCabe
 

Adelina Vegetarian Kitchen
119 E 17th Street
New York, NY 10003

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Located between Irving Place and Park Avenue South, Adelina Vegetarian Restaurant not only serves a wide variety of vegetarian and vegan dishes, but has also established itself as one of the leading raw foods restaurants in New York City. One of the factors that set Adelina Vegetarian Restaurant apart from other healthy restaurants in the area is that they feature many raw, vegan and vegetarian variations on traditional Italian - style dishes. The selection of raw dishes offered here is fairly extensive, with raw salads, soups, sandwiches, nori and wraps, pizza, entrees and desserts available.
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The atmosphere at Adelina Vegetarian Restaurant is comfortable and relaxed. The friendly staff members here always provide excellent customer service, all of the food is very tasty, portions are large and the prices are fair and reasonable.
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Several raw items are available as meal - starters at Adelina Restaurant. These include salads such as Power Salad, with kale, hijiki, mushrooms and carrots, Sea Caesar Salad, with romaine lettuce, dulse, nori and”unbread” croutons and their House Salad, with romaine, apple, cranberries, walnut and celery. An excellent raw soup named Zuppa Del Giorno is also regularly available. Very flavorful raw Daily Nori Rolls and raw Daily Collards Wraps are popular menu items here. The raw nori rolls are filled with shredded carrots, spinach, zucchini and lentils sprouts and the collards wraps are filled with shredded carrots, spinach and zucchini.
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The raw pizzas and raw sandwiches served at Adelina Vegetarian Restaurant are favorite menu items of many customers. The raw pizzas here feature crusts made from flax seed and vegetable pulp, with large slices and whole pies available. Pizza slice choices here include marinated tomato and marinated mushroom varieties. Raw sandwich choices at Adelina Restaurant include their Flat Bread Panini, with avocado, carrots, lettuce, tomato and zucchini, the Sun Burger, which is a raw veggie burger, with lettuce, tomato and avocado on “unbread” and the Adelina Salad Sandwich, which features a creamy vegetable slaw on “unbread”. The fresh and exciting raw sandwiches here are also available with House Salad on the side.
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Raw entrees at Adelina Vegetarian Restaurant are not only delicious, but they are also very creatively - presented. Raw entree selections here include Zucchini Spaghetti Marinara, with zucchini pasta and tomato sauce, Zucchini Spaghetti Al Pesto, with zucchini pasta and pesto sauce, Zucchini Spaghetti Primavera, with zucchini pasta, squash, carrots and celery and their succulent Raw Lasagna. Their outstanding raw lasagna features fresh zucchini pasta, yellow squash, tomatoes, arugula and marinated mushrooms, with a delectable creamy nut sauce. All of the wonderful raw entrees here are also available with a House Salad on the side.
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Another factor that sets Adelina Vegetarian Restaurant at the head of the class in raw foods and vegetarian restaurants in New York City is their fairly extensive selection of exquisite raw desserts. Among the delightful raw desserts served, here are Raw Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate Mulberry Ball, Orange Carob Balls, Nut Shell Bars, Raw Homemade Granola with nut milk, Maca Chocolate, Super Food Chocolate Bar and Coconut Lemon Cheese Cake. Not only are these raw desserts delectable and aesthetically - pleasing, but they are also affordably - priced.
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Be sure to try the awesome organic fresh juices and organic fresh smoothies served at Adelina Vegetarian Restaurant. The smoothie varieties here include Blueberry Abbondanza, Himalayan Heaven, Chocolate Mylkshake, Raspberry Refresher, Green Dream and Liquid Libido. In addition to their large assortment of raw items, Adelina Vegetarian Restaurant also regularly serves a range of vegetarian sandwiches, entrees, Italian Bread Sandwiches and salads. For great raw food dishes in New York City, Adelina Vegetarian Restaurant consistently offers some of the finest choices available.